The Mission
of Partners
The Word Among Us Partners’ mission is to share God’s love and boundless mercy with Catholics in challenging circumstances through The Word Among Us magazine.
God is Changing Lives
Prisoners
Service Members
College Students
People In Pregnancy Centers
People Experiencing Hardship
Partners History
Over 34 years ago, in 1986. . .
The Word Among Us magazine invited its readers to donate to a prison “evangelism fund” to help those incarcerated receive the Word of God.In 1990
The donations received in this fund helped Partners begin its first Ministry and Partners began sending the magazine to 826 prisoners across the United States.In 2005
At the height of U.S. Military Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, a second Ministry was created to serve Catholic service members, particularly those deployed overseas who yearn to deepen their prayer life and increase their love of the Eucharist and Scripture.In 2010
Partners began making The Word Among Us available to two groups of women in need: those seeking guidance at Pregnancy Care Centers and at Project Rachel Ministries and Rachel’s Vineyard Retreats (after-abortion ministries).In 2015
Partners added the College Ministry–making The Word Among Us available to Catholic College Students across the United States and Canada.In 2020
Partners started the Parish Renewal Ministry–sending The Word Among Us and evangelistic materials to bring Catholics back to the Church.Today
Today, Partners has grown across five ministries. We send The Word Among Us to: 90,000 prisoners, 35,000 service members, 20,000 college students, 20,000 people in pregnancy care centers, and 3,000 people experiencing hardship.Partners Donors
Partners Team
Mailing & General Contact
The Word Among Us Partners7115 Guilford Drive
Suite 100
Frederick, MD 21704
(301) 874-2190 (Fax)
James F. Mannarino
President, The Word Among Us Partners | Director, Hardship MinistryI have been with The Word Among Us and Partners since 2017. To me, working in Partners gives me the opportunity to live out that calling every day. This is not a job - it is a chance to serve the Lord and help other people serve the Lord.
Angela Burrin
Director of Prison & Pregnancy Hope and Healing MinistriesI’ve been involved with The Word Among Us Partners since 1998. What I love about Partners is knowing we are not alone in our ministry but have thousands of donors who come alongside us in spreading the message of God’s love, mercy, forgiveness, and promises to those in challenging situations.
Molly Keilty
Director of Military Ministry & College MinistryI have been with The Word Among Us and Partners since 2019. I am blessed to able to serve our Catholic brothers, sisters, and neighbors by providing them with God’s word – particularly our Service Members and Veterans who have sacrificed so much for this Country as well as the College Ministry, reaching young men and women who are seeking to hold on to their faith.
Kate Mannarino
Major Gifts SpecialistI have been with Partners since 2019 and working here has given me the resources to deepen my personal faith as well as share it with those in life’s toughest challenges. It is a blessing to be a part of a mission that is changing lives through Christ.